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A nurse-managed health center provides health care services in medically underserved rural and urban areas in the United States where there is limited access to health care.〔S. Coleman and T. Hansen-Turton, 2003, "Going National," Advance for Nurses 5(11), 15-18.〕 Nurse-managed health centers provide health care to thousands of uninsured and underinsured people every year. Nurse-managed health centers are usually affiliated with nursing schools, universities, and/or independent non-profit organizations. Managed by advanced practice nurses, nurse-managed health centers provide health care to vulnerable communities using a nursing model. == Overview == The first nurse-managed health center was created at Arizona State University over 25 years ago, and it is still in existence today.〔Arizona State University School of Nursing, Community Health Services Clinic. ()〕 Now, there are approximately 250 Nurse-Managed Health Centers in the United States, located in 39 states and the District of Columbia.〔Joann Loviglio, "Nurse Practitioners Filling a Care Void", Associated Press, June 26, 2006 ()〕〔( National Nursing Centers Consortium, "Membership Centers" )〕 Currently, Philadelphia has more Nurse-Managed Health Centers than any other city in the United States.〔Brian O’Connell, “Nurse-managed health centers come to the rescue", Phila. Business Journal, 11/8/02. ()〕 Nurse-managed health centers serve populations that are demographically similar to those served by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). In some cases, Nurse-Managed Health Centers are FQHCs.〔National Nursing Centers Consortium, "Membership Profiles: The Family Practice and Counseling Network". ()〕 Nurse-Managed Health Centers tend to be located in or near low-income communities.〔Brian O'Connell, “Nurse-managed health centers come to the rescue", Phila. Business Journal, 11/8/02.()〕 Over half of the patients seen at Nurse-Managed Health Centers are females who come from racial/ethnic minority populations and are likely to have experienced health disparities.〔(National Nursing Centers Consortium, Legislative Day Fact Sheet )〕 Nurse-Managed Health Centers are managed and staffed by advanced practice nurses, including nurse practitioners.〔T. Hansen-Turton and A. Ritter, et al., 2006, “Continuing Education Series: Insurer Policies Create Barriers to Health Care Access and Consumer Choice", Nursing Economics, July/August 2006, 24(4), 204-211. ()〕 In some Nurse-Managed Health Centers, nurses collaborate with physicians to provide care. In other Nurse-Managed Health Centers, nurses work independently. The National Nursing Centers Consortium is the national nonprofit organization that works to advance nurse-led health care through policy, consultation, programs and applied research to reduce health disparities and meet people’s primary care and wellness needs.〔()〕 The nation’s 250 nurse-managed health clinics reduce health disparities by providing high quality comprehensive primary health care, health promotion and disease prevention services to uninsured, under-insured and vulnerable patients in rural, urban and suburban communities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nurse-managed health center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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